Trump and Mussolini : images, fake news, and mass media as weapons in the hands of two populists /

"Trump and Mussolini depicts two historic individuals, though divided by a century-the former at the dawn of mass society, the latter of social networking-as men of beginnings, exploiting these unique moments to their advantage and utilizing rhetoric, mannerism, and body language as weapons of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Camaiti Hostert, Anna (Author), Cicchino, Enzo Antonio, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors:	Marciasini, Christine (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Translated from the Italian.
Published:	Vancouver ; Madison : Lanham, Maryland : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2023]
Series:	Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian studies.
Subjects:	Trump, Donald, > 1946- Mussolini, Benito, > 1883-1945. Communication in politics > United States > History > 21st century. Communication in politics > Italy > History > 20th century. Populism > United States > History > 21st century. Populism > Italy > History > 20th century. Power (Social sciences) > United States > History > 21st century. Power (Social sciences) > Italy > History > 20th century. United States > Politics and government > 2017- Italy > Politics and government > 1922-1945. Communication in politics. Politics and government. Populism. Power (Social sciences) Italy. United States. Since 1900 History.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Similarities in the Trump and Mussolini Eras
Manipulating Information
The Climb: A New Narrative
Protean Leaderships
Mechanisms of Consensus and Democracy
Ideology as a Prop
Achieving Internal Consensus
Geopolitics
The Women
Interview with Ambassador Robert J. Callahan
Interview with Sociologist Franco Ferraotti.